Joshua M. Hall at the Working Families offices. MARK PAZNIOKAS | March 21, 2017 WFP backs union officer over endorsed Democrat in Hartford The labor-backed Working Families Party has rejected the choice of the Democratic Party for a vacant legislative…

Rob Ryser Democrat to challenge Boughton for mayor DANBURY — An immigrant and decorated combat veteran announced plans Tuesday to lead the Democratic ticket in November and challenge GOP Mayor Mark Boughton for a ninth term. Al Almeida, a veteran…

MATT PILON Biz, environmentalists square off on $525M carbon tax For the past decade, Democratic U.S. Rep. John Larson has regularly lobbied Congress to pass a nationwide tax on carbon emissions, something that had been supported by former Vice President…

Michael Katz Connecticut Pension Funds Surge More Than 13% For all three funds, the top-performing asset classes were emerging markets and equities. Three of Connecticut’s major public pension funds in the Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds (CRPTF) reported returns…

Shock and Law: Police & Taser Use in Connecticut On Aug. 7, 2015, Matthew Russo, a 26-year-old Hartford man, died after being shocked with a Taser four times by Hartford police. After an investigation, a report from the state’s attorney…

Christine Stuart Replacing Obamacare In Connecticut Will Increase Uninsured Population Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, who enjoys being a critic of Republican President Donald Trump, doesn’t relish what will happen when Republicans get rid of parts of Obamacare. Even in…

Mara Lee, Contact Reporter Drug Pricing Bill Killed In Committee A bill that would have required pharmaceutical companies to justify double-digit price increases died in the legislature’s insurance committee Wednesday. The bill died as a result of a tie vote…

Product / Service Categories With Trump as inspiration, anti-bigotry bills are partisan Farhan Memon, state chairman of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, stood with U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal to denounce President Trump’s travel ban Thursday as evidence of anti-Muslim bigotry….